Public Education Candidate Forums

2026 Primary Election Candidate Events

Raise Your Hand Texas hosts a series of statewide public education candidate forums to help Texans learn about the issues and become informed advocates. The candidate forums focus on public education and inform participants where their candidates stand on some of the most pressing issues facing our public schools. Organized and hosted by our Regional Advocacy Directors, each event invites all candidates running for the Texas Legislature in their respective region.

House District 98
Cate Brennan (Democrat)
Aaron Hendley (Democrat)
Armin Mizani (Republican)
Zdenka “Zee” Wilcox (Republican)
House District 143
Ana Hernandez (Democrat)
Frank Salazar (Republican)
House District 135
Odus Evbagharu (Democrat)
Liz Ramos (Republican)
House District 49
Kimmie Ellison (Democrat)
Montserrat Garibay (Democrat)
Gigs Hodges (Democrat)
Robin Lerner (Democrat)
Josh Reyna (Democrat)
Sam Slade (Democrat)
Kathie Tovo (Democrat)
Daniel Wang (Democrat)
House District 37
Stephany Bauer (Democrat)
Esmeralda Cantu-Castle (Democrat)
Oziel Ochoa Jr. (Democrat).
House District 9
Paulette Carson (Rep)
Stephanie Sjöberg (Rep)
Shelley Tatum (Dem)
Rocky Thigpen (Rep)

Senate District 3
Trent Ashby (Rep)
Bobby Tillman (Dem)
House District 118
Kristian Carranza (Democrat)
Joe Shellhart (Republican)
House District 41
Seby Haddad (Dem)
Eric Holguín (Dem)
Julio Salinas (Dem)
House District 66
Matt Shaheen (Republican)
Sandeep Srivastava (Democrat)
House District 71
BriTanya Brown (Independent)
Jay Hardaway (Republican)
Diana Luna (Democrat)
Joshua Ohlemacher (Republican)

2024 General Election Candidate Events